Judge ends case over armed standoff in Nevada grazing dispute
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Monday dismissed the criminal case against Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy and three other men on charges stemming from an armed 2014 standoff with federal law enforcement officers over a cattle grazing rights dispute….
College fraternity banned from Pennsylvania for hazing death
STROUDSBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – A Pennsylvania court on Monday banned a national college fraternity from operating in the state for 10 years because of the death of a student during an alcohol-fueled hazing incident in 2013.
U.S. to end Salvadorans’ immigration protections in 2019
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will stop giving immigrants from El Salvador special protections on Sept. 9, 2019, the Homeland Security Department said on Monday, saying the 18-month delay in terminating the status would allow for an orderly …
Three injured in fire atop N.Y.’s Trump Tower, officials say
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Three people were injured in an early-morning fire at the top of Trump Tower in midtown Manhattan, the New York Fire Department said on Monday, as the city’s workday rush began.
U.S. top court turns away challenge to Mississippi LGBT law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ended the first legal challenge to a Republican-backed Mississippi law that permits businesses and government employees to refuse to serve lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people because of …
Treasury secretary asks Congress to lift debt ceiling by Feb. 28: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has asked Republican leaders in Congress to lift the federal government’s debt ceiling by Feb. 28, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing two sources familiar with the talks.
U.S. to end protected status for many Salvadoran immigrants: Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will not renew the Temporary Protected Status that has allowed 200,000 Salvadoran immigrants to remain in the United States, the Washington Post reported on Monday.
U.S. Supreme Court sides with death row inmate over racist juror claim
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday paved the way for a black Georgia inmate to challenge his 1991 death sentence for killing his sister-in-law after he argued the case was tainted by a racist white juror who questioned whether blac…
Two injured in fire at New York’s Trump Tower, officials say
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two people were injured in a brief early-morning fire near the top of Trump Tower in midtown Manhattan as the city’s workday rush began, the New York Fire Department said on Monday.
Arconic to freeze pension plans for 7,900 U.S. employees
(Reuters) – U.S. specialty metals makers Arconic Inc said on Monday it would freeze defined benefit pension plans for all 7,900 of its U.S.-based salaried and non-bargained hourly employees, effective April 1.
